This was a job we did for a mother and daughter living in Harrogate. They knew what they wanted, but found it difficult getting their ideas down on paper. After a few meetings and a few drawings we had our design.
As with most jobs we had a clearence job to start with and for the second time in as many months we came accross hibernating frogs and mice who all needed re-homing.
After all the site prep and levels had been done the weather struck again!!!
The garden also become home to a very handsome chap whom Barbera, our client, named Phil.
We try as much as possible to re-use any materials that may have otherwise gone into the skip. We call this up-cycling and is just our little way of trying to preserve the planet a little while longer. On this job it was saving and re-using top soil from the lower level into the walls. Working around such things can be tricky, but organising your job well makes things easier.
We decided to concentrate on the upper area first for ease.
As you can see from the pictures so far the job has slightly changed from the original design. This happens often as we are constantly liasing with our clients and adding things and cutting things out as we go along.
The outlines for the upper patio are in place ready for a few days of brick laying.
As you can see we incorporated some lighting into the walls. A qualified electrician was brought in to do the wiring. The internals of the wall will be filled with soil and planted up by the client.
Some steps, a lower patio area, a new flower bed and gravel path later and the job is finished.
A message from the client
Hello Tom and Nick!
Had to email you to tell you that
Maddie & Charlie and BOTH still talking about you!! Charlie can now
say Tom as well as Nick so the air was resounding with both your names
for most of the day as Maddie was convinced that you were both coming
over later to share her chocolate crispy cakes!
If
you are ever in Harrogate do call round for a cuppa and to enjoy the
fruits of your labour as Mum has now planted into the walls and the
border and it's all looking fabulous! (Especially on a Tues or Thurs as
that's when the kids are here and boy did you two make an impression on
them!)
Thanks again for all your hard work, so pleased!
Babs x
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